10 years after closure of Dell in Limerick, business in Limerick has never been stronger

By Live95FM News Team

12 January 2019

A decade on from Dell's devastating announcement that it was closing manufacturing in Limerick, local business representatives are saying the city has never been stronger.

Almost 2,000 people lost their jobs following the announcement in January 2009.

There was also a massive knock-on effect to local busineses.

But 10 years on, Denis O'Sullivan of Brian Geary Motors in Limerick says it was a 'can-do attitude' that helped Limerick recover, while Karl Daly of Metis on Henry Street in the city says Limerick is now a real success story...